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MSAfety (MSAfety) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MSAfety Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

MSAfety's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. MSAfety's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $620 Mil. MSAfety's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $499 Mil. MSAfety's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MSA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51   Med: 1.92   Max: 7.54
Current: 2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MSAfety was 7.54. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 1.92.

MSA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
52.23% of 829 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.88 vs MSA: 2.06

MSAfety Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MSAfety Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MSAfety Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 1.62 7.54 1.92 2.06

MSAfety Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.67 -5.42 1.84 1.69 1.30

Competitive Comparison of MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



MSAfety Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

MSAfety's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26.522 + 619.665) / 314.194
=2.06

MSAfety's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(26.522 + 619.665) / 498.688
=1.30

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


MSAfety  (NYSE:MSA) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


MSAfety Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MSAfety (MSAfety) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA, USA, 16066-5207
MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The products include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems. End markets include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. MSA Safety generates most of its revenue in North America. The company's reportable geographic segments are Americas, International and Corporate.
Executives
Rebecca B Roberts director 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jonathan D. Buck officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Bob Willem Leenen officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Richard W Roda officer: Vice President, Secretary, CLO 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Stephanie L Sciullo officer: Vice President, CLO 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Nishan J. Vartanian officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Lee B Mcchesney officer: Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Robert A Bruggeworth director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
William M Lambert officer: Vice President C/O MSA SAFETY, 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TWP PA 16066
Ryan John T Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO P O BOX 426, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
Kenneth D. Krause officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Luca Savi director C/O ITT CORPORATION, 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Sandra Phillips Rogers director 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Blanco Steven C. Sr. officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Diane M Pearse director P O BOX 426, PITTSBURGH PA 152300426